The Generation Game

The Generation Game (1971)


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  • First Air Date: 1971-10-02
  • Last Air Date: 2002-04-20
  • Total Seasons: 23
  • Total Episodes: 414
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 60 min.
  • Network: BBC one
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Summary

The Generation Game was a British game show produced by the BBC in which four teams of two competed to win prizes. The programme was first broadcast in 1971 under the title Bruce Forsyth and the Generation Game and ran until 1982, and again from 1990 until 2002. The show was based on the Dutch TV show Een van de acht, "One of the Eight", the format devised in 1969 by Theo Uittenbogaard for VARA Television. Mrs. Mies Bouwman - a popular Dutch talk show host and presenter of the show - came up with the idea of the conveyor belt. She had seen it on a German programme and wanted to incorporate it into the show. Another antecedent for the gameshow was 'Sunday Night at the London Palladium' on ATV, which had a game called Beat the Clock, taken from an American gameshow. It featured married couples playing silly games within a certain time to win prize money. This was hosted by Bruce Forsyth from 1958, and he took the idea with him when he went over to the BBC. During the 1970s, gameshows became more popular and started to replace expensive variety shows. Creating new studio shows was cheaper than hiring a theatre and paying for long rehearsals and a large orchestra, and could secure a similar number of viewers. With less money for their own productions, a gameshow seemed the obvious idea for ITV. As a result many variety performers were recruited for gameshows. The BBC, suffering poor ratings, decided to make its own gameshow. Bill Cotton, the BBC's Head of Light Entertainment, believed that Bruce Forsyth was best for the job. For years, The Generation Game was one of the strong shows in the BBC's Saturday night line-up, and became the number one gameshow on British television during the 1970s, regularly gaining over 21 million viewers. However, things were about to change. LWT, desperate to end the BBC's long-running ratings success on a Saturday night, offered Forsyth a chance to change channel to host The Big Night.

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The Generation Game Seasons

Season 0

First Air Date: 1978-06-01
2 Episodes

Season 1

First Air Date: 1971-10-02
16 Episodes

Season 2

First Air Date: 1972-09-16
17 Episodes

Season 3

First Air Date: 1973-09-15
23 Episodes

Season 4

First Air Date: 1974-09-21
22 Episodes

Season 5

First Air Date: 1975-09-27
16 Episodes

Season 6

First Air Date: 1976-09-11
18 Episodes

Season 7

First Air Date: 1977-09-10
18 Episodes

Season 8

First Air Date: 1978-09-23
16 Episodes

Season 9

First Air Date: 1979-09-01
18 Episodes

Season 10

First Air Date: 1980-08-30
19 Episodes

Season 11

First Air Date: 1981-09-05
18 Episodes

Season 12

First Air Date: 1990-09-07
14 Episodes

Season 13

First Air Date: 1991-09-07
17 Episodes

Season 14

First Air Date: 1992-09-19
16 Episodes

Season 15

First Air Date: 1993-09-10
16 Episodes

Season 16

First Air Date: 1994-09-10
16 Episodes

Season 17

First Air Date: 1995-10-21
17 Episodes

Season 18

First Air Date: 1996-08-31
16 Episodes

Season 19

First Air Date: 1997-10-18
22 Episodes

Season 20

First Air Date: 1998-09-05
20 Episodes

Season 21

First Air Date: 1999-09-04
21 Episodes

Season 22

First Air Date: 2000-10-07
19 Episodes

Season 23

First Air Date: 2001-09-08
19 Episodes

The Generation Game Episodes

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Season 1Episode 1Episode 145 min
Season 1Episode 2Episode 245 min
Season 1Episode 3Episode 345 min
Season 1Episode 4Episode 445 min
Season 1Episode 5Episode 545 min
Season 1Episode 6Episode 645 min
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Season 1Episode 11Episode 1145 min
Season 1Episode 12Episode 1245 min
Season 1Episode 13Episode 1360 min
Season 1Episode 14Episode 1445 min
Season 2Episode 1Episode 150 min
Season 2Episode 2Episode 250 min
Season 2Episode 3Episode 350 min
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Season 2Episode 7Episode 750 min
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Season 3Episode 1Episode 150 min
Season 3Episode 2Episode 250 min
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Season 3Episode 4Episode 450 min
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Season 3Episode 7Episode 750 min
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Season 4Episode 1Episode 150 min
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